Show notes
This week on Ginger River Radio, Jiang Jiang, the founder of GRR newsletter, welcomes Yihan Zhou, an AI scientist for Mind AI, a South Korean company which uses new approaches and data structures to complement Generative AI such as GPT. Now based in Shenzhen, China's Silicon Valley, Yihan shares his firsthand insights into ChatGPT and discusses with Jiang Jiang on topics including Chinese companies' efforts and challenges in closing the gap with OpenAI, the limitations of ChatGPT, tips on better utilizing GPT-like tools and prospects of GPT-5 and GPT-10.Highlights:5:13 - What is GPT?11:30 - Three key elements for developing ChatGPT and GPT-417:13 - Yihan's views on New Bing and Microsoft 365 Copilot20:50 - Chinese companies’ efforts to close the gap: Baidu’s Ernie Bot, Huawei, etc.33:54 - How will ChatGPT-like products update China's tech industries: Douyin, e-commerce, NEV40:07 - Impact of Chinese government's regulation44:35 - Mind AI's business solutions49:44 - Yihan's views on Shenzhen and the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area54:18 - Different innovation patterns in China, the U.S. and South Korea1:00:43 - Can AI understand human language? An interesting experiment that shows the limitation of ChatGPT1:15:44 - Suggestions on utilizing GPT-like tools1:21:40 - Prospects of GPT-5 and GPT-101:29:00 - Book recommendation: Life 3.0: Being human in the age of artificial intelligenceRecommendations:Yihan Zhou: Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Max TegmarkA complete transcript of this podcast is available here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.gingerriver.com
